Maricopa Community Colleges  TLT154   20084-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval:  4-29-08

TLT154  2008 Summer I – 2009 Spring

LEC

2.0 Credit(s)

2.0 Period(s)

Technical Support Representative Telephony I

Digital telephony services, products and regulations. Includes customer database research techniques as well as troubleshooting and billing procedures.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

TLT154  2008 Summer I – 2009 Spring

Technical Support Representative Telephony I

 

1.

Define standard telephony terms. (I)

2.

Compare and contrast analog and digital telephony equipment and functions. (I)

3.

Explain Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) regulations. (I)

4.

Differentiate between inter and intra local access transport areas (LATA). (I)

5.

Describe various telephone packages and plans. (II)

6.

Describe and explain use of telephony features. (II)

7.

Explain procedures for developing telephony work orders. (III)

8.

Describe features and services scheduling issues. (III)

9.

Explain procedures for trouble call staging. (IV)

10.

Explain basic billing process and procedures. (V)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

TLT154  2008 Summer I – 2009 Spring

Technical Support Representative Telephony I

 

I. Telephony Services

A. Terms/Definitions

B. Regulations

1. Telecommunications Act of 1996

2. Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

3. Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC)

C. Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) Network

1. Requirements

2. Equipment

3. Benefits

D. Local Access Transport Area (LATA)

1. Intra

2. Inter

II. Products

A. Telephone

1. Packages

2. Plans

B. Voice Mail

1. Packages

2. Codes

C. Telephony Features

D. Third Party Verifications (TPV)

III. Customer Database

A. Navigation

B. Research

1. Search Tabs

2. Account

3. Customer Status

C. Work Orders

1. Codes

2. Serviceability

3. Service Change

4. Trouble Call

5. Special Request Order

6. Test Desk

D. Scheduling

1. Features

2. Services

IV. Troubleshooting

A. Types

1. Switch

2. Packet Switched

3. Voice Mail

4. No Dial Tone

B. Databases

1. Query Direct Number (QDN)

2. Polaris

3. Glenayre

4. Query Voice Port (QVP)

5. Illuminet

C. Staging

1. Issues

2. Procedures

D. Medical Emergency

V. Billing

A. Terms/Definitions

B. Process

1. Screens

2. Codes

3. Flows

C. Procedures

1. Research

2. Payments

3. Credits

4. Adjustments

D. Statements

 

 

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